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Here is your weekly list of good sale prices for the basics at our various grocery & drug stores including milk, meat, produce, eggs, bread, coupon items & more. This list includes deals from the sales ads, with a few regular priced items included. Please add any other great deals on basics that you find!

HT: Danimals or 4-pack Activia yogurtSale: $2 eachCoupon: .75/1 Danimals Crunchers coupon available recently on Smart Shopper coupons in link above, .75/1 Activia coupon that was available in other parts of the country (I ordered mine from thecouponclippers.com)Total after coupon and dale = .50 per package

HT: Superpretzel, 13 oz., BOGO for $1.64 to $1.77 - .50 coupon for cinnamon pretzels from All You Magazine October, $1/2 coupon from 9/30 RPTotal after .50 coupon = .77 eachThere is also a $1/2 HT digital e-coupon available for Superpretzels making them .27 each after HT coupon and 2 of the .50/1 coupons.

HT: Kraft Foods Promotion: Buy any 5 participating items for $8.00Participating items include various Planters peanut butter, Triscuit, Wheat Thins, Kraft mac and cheese (looks like the Deluxe), salad dressing, VelveetaOffer valid from 10/10/12 – 10/16/12 with your VIC card. All 5 participating items must be purchased in the same transaction. Limit 1 offer per transaction (you can do it multiple times during the week as long as you do separate transactions). If you buy less than 5, each one rings up at $2Total when you buy 5 = $1.60 each (a decent buy for the Planters peanut butter)

HT: Old El Paso shells, tortillas and dinner kits, Buy 4 get $5 off at registerPrice: The taco shells are $1.99, tortillas are $2.59Coupon: .60/3 coupon from 9/9 SSHT coupon: .60/3 HT digital e-couponSavingstar: .60/3 Savingstar e-coupon creditTotal for 4 boxes of taco shells after promotional discount, manuf. coupon and HT coupon = $1.16 at the register for all 4 boxes AND then you get a .60/3 savingstar discount making them .14 each after all discounts!

HT: Fiber One Brownies and bars, Nature Valley granola bars, GM Milk & Cereal Bars and GM Treat barsPromotion: Buy 3 and save $5 at the registerThere are many coupons available for these including .50/1 Fiber One brownies coupon from 9/16 or 8/26 SS, .75/3 coupon for Nature Valley and Fiber One bars from 10/7 SSThere is also a .40 Savingstar coupon for Fiber One brownies and a .40/1 HT digital coupon for the Fiber one BrowniesTotal for 3 boxes of Fiber One brownies (at $3.59 each) after the $5 promo discount, 3 of the.50/1 coupons, .40 HT coupon AND .40 Savingstar coupon credit = $1.97 (.66 each!)

HT: Any General Mills cerealPromotion: Buy 4 and save $6 at the registerCoupons: Various .60/1 coupons (including Cocoa Puffs and Honey Nut Cheerios) from Pillsbury.com and Bettycrocker.com, $1/3 coupons from 10/7 and 9/9 SS, HT coupons: .50/1 Cocoa Puffs HT couponSavingstar: .50/1 Honey Nut Cheerios savingstar.com coupon, .50/1 Cocoa Puffs savingstar.com couponTotal for 2 Honey Nut Cheerios (12.25 oz on sale for $2.50) and 2 Cocoa Puffs (16 oz is $2.49) with 2 of the .60 coupons for cheerios and 2 of the .60 coupons for cocoa puffs AND $6 discount AND .50 Cocoa Puffs HT digital coupon = $2.28 (.57 each!)Then you will also earn $1 in savingstar coupon credits making the total after all discounts .32 per box!

HT: Progresso soup, 18.5 – 19 oz., limit 10 totalSale: Buy 2 Get 3 Free, regular price is $2.15 - $3.25 (must buy all 5 in same transaction)Coupon: $1/4 coupon from 10/7 SS or 9/9 SSHT coupon: $1/4 HT digital e-coupon (also known as ZVR)SavingStar: $1/4 SavingStar e-coupon creditBecause you can only use this $1/4 manufacturers coupon when you actually buy 4, you have to get a total of 10 cans to use the $1/4 manuf coupon. You are buying 4 and 6 are free. Total for 10 of the $2.25 cans after sale (where 6 are free and you only pay for 4) = $9Total after sale, manuf coupon, HT digital coupon and savingstar coupon credt (once it is applied) = $6 (.60 per can – very good deal)If you only get 5 cans and use just the HT digital coupon and savingstar coupon credit, the total is .63 per can (also a good deal)

HT: Muir Glen pasta sauce or tomatoes, 14.5 – 28 ozPromotion: Buy 5 and save $5 at the registerSale: tomatoes are $2.15 and pasta sauce is $4.19Coupon: .60/1 coupon for any Muir Glen product on BettyCrocker.comTotal for 5 of the cans of tomatoes with 2 coupons (you can use up to 2 printables of same coupon) = $3.35 (.67 each)

HighSpiritsOct 13, 2012

Faye, along with your listing of $1.29/lb for Kroger on-the-vine tomatoes (which I bought), Food Lion has the same tomatoes for 99 cents/lb.

dpdunnOct 12, 2012

My Sunday eVic offer is for 30 eggs for $2.77. That works out to a little over 9 cents an egg, which is a pretty good deal.

needserenitytowinOct 12, 2012

The eggs I saw at Kroger had a date of 11-16-12 and later .

mt1190Oct 11, 2012

FL Ronzoni perfect portions pasta is BOGO at FL 1.79 use the 1dollar off 2 and and both for .79 cents.

NancyOct 11, 2012

The Fiber One snack deal at HT was fabulous with coupon/ZVR and instant savings! Enjoyed that one as well as the Progresso Soups!

watchhillgirlOct 11, 2012

A broth made from the rinds...wow...that sounds awesome!! I am going to have to try that! That sounds sooo good. I love that the weather is getting colder for all of my soups! Yummmmm!!!

jdouglas13Oct 11, 2012

watchhillgirl -- yes!! The rind is awesome in soup and pasta sauce too. I think I even read a recipe once for a broth made from the rinds.

watchhillgirlOct 11, 2012

jdouglas13 I can't agree with you more. Real parmesean is just amazing. You don't need alot (less calories) and it pumps up everything! I like to use the rinds in soup too! Just pop one in (I keep them in a bag in the freezer) soup, and it adds so much flavor! Have you ever tried that?

newtoncusOct 11, 2012

eggs expire on Nov 1, 12 not bad.

jdouglas13Oct 11, 2012

I'm excited to see there are other parm reg fans here! I had always heard wonderful things about it, and first heard about it years ago when I learned how to cook watching Chef Tell on TV, but was skeptical that it could be that good. I was totally wrong! It was amazing, and after the first taste, you will never be able to go back to the other stuff. What's great about it is that it is so flavorful, you don't need a lot of it to add so much to a dish. And trust me, this price is amazing too!

Faye, I know you are already an excellent cook. If you want to cook like Giada, all you need are a couple of her recipes! And if you'd like a sample of the reg parm, let me know. The stockpiling has already begun! ;)